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Montara oil spill victims still awaiting promised compensation

East Nusatenggara (NTT) fishermen who lost their livelihoods by the Montara oil spill in 2009 are still waiting for ...

Year-ender: Deforestation Moratorium, REDD+ Decrees In Place For Forests Preservation

Hosting the world's third largest forest area, Indonesia badly needs a legal basis to  protect and preserve its ...

Clinton criticism sparks Israeli anger

Israeli ministers reacted angrily on Sunday after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she feared for the future ...

Russians start voting in key parliamentary elections

Moscow (ANTARA News/AFP) Russians in the Far East began voting Sunday in key parliamentary elections expected to hand ...

ASEAN Foundation chief speaks on int`l solidarity with Palestinians day

Executive Director of ASEAN Foundation Dr. Makarim Wibisono spoke in a panel discussion in the commemoration of the ...

news focus: Aceh`s Saman dance joins UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage

Aceh`s Saman dance, well-known abroad as "Thousand hands" dance, is something warranting a sense of national pride ...

Saman dance officially recognized by UNESCO

Aceh`s Saman dance has been officially included in UNESCO`s intangible world cultural heritage list, an official ...

NGOs present forest destruction evidence to govt

Environmental NGOs consisting of Greenpeace, Walhi, KKI Warsi and WBH here Wednesday (Nov. 23) presented evidence of ...

ASEAN stance on economic capitalism must be bold

The ASEAN stance is urged to be bolder and firmer in facing the domination of economic capitalism in the economy ...

Ministers discuss Myanmar`s 2014 chairmanship bid

The foreign ministers of ASEAN member states met here on Tuesday to discuss Myanmar`s bid for the ASEAN chairmanship ...

Sixty mayors/district heads sign green city commitment charter

Some 60 mayors and district heads signed a green city commitment charter here on Monday, facilitated by the public ...

CSOs expected to be more transparent, accountable

Civil society organizations (CSOs) that were previously known as Non-governmental organizations (NCOs) in the ASEAN ...

WFP facilitates emergency response simulation

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has facilitated an Emergency Response Simulation exercise with the ...

Canada freezes voluntary contributions to UNESCO for Palestine admission

Canada is deeply disappointed by the decision taken by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

RI`s FM to meet Suu Kyi in Myanmar

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa is scheduled to meet with opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi in ...